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Trump has been indicted again: These are the investigations he faces

Former president has fumed that the investigations – and now his criminal indictment – are politically motivated

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

60 years ago, Medgar Evers became a martyr of the Civil Rights Movement

On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi.

WEKU · Jun 12, 2023

60 years after Medgar Evers' murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy

It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

The Movement Made Us: true story of family and the civil rights struggle

David Dennis Sr and his son have written a compelling and vitally human tale of the fight for justice and the toll it took

The Guardian - US · May 27, 2023

Ron DeSantis’ shaky 2024 campaign launch suffers another technical glitch after Twitter debacle

Rocky start for campaign as Florida governor hits campaign trail

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

DeSantis wants to model America after Florida. Civil rights groups are sounding the alarm on his ‘hostile’ agenda

Three of the largest civil rights groups in the country issued Florida travel advisories in an effort to draw attention to the presidential candidate’s far-right campaign, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

DeSantis wants to model America after Florida. Civil rights groups are sounding the alarm on his ‘hostile’ agenda

Three of the largest civil rights groups in the country issued Florida travel advisories in an effort to draw attention to the presidential candidate’s far-right campaign, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

The NAACP says Florida isn’t safe for Black people. Unfortunately, they’re right

Ron DeSantis’s war on ‘wokeness’ is part of a larger effort to make Black people feel unwelcome, their identities un-American

The Guardian - US · May 25, 2023

Florida travel warnings intensify as state lawmakers strike back

A growing chorus of leading civil rights groups are issuing travel warnings about visiting Florida amid Gov. Ron DeSantis’ increasingly hostile laws toward women, minorities, immigrants, and the LGBTQ community.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023

Tina Turner: the music world pays tribute

"One of the greatest performers of all time" - tributes to Tina Turner have come from Mick Jagger, Elton John, Geezer Butler, Debbie Harry, John Fogerty and many more

Louder · May 24, 2023